LITCHFIELD -- Peter Zender made a 10-foot jumper on the baseline with just one second remaining to give Litchfield a 59-57 win over Wright County Conference rival Dassel-Cokato Tuesday.
Zender pumped in 18 points and Mike Bruesewitz netted 17 more for the Dragons (8-7, 11-13).
Bruesewitz also hooked 11 rebounds and blocked four shots, while Zender made four steals.
Litchfield 59, Dassel-Cokato 57
Dassel-Cokato (4-11, 6-17) 24 33 -- 57
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Litchfield (8-7, 11-13) 30 29 -- 59
DASSEL-COKATO - 17-58 FG (6-24 3-pt); 14-18 FT; 24 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Jimmy Janckila 10, Josh Aho 12, Dan Raisanen 20, Mitch Jurgenson 4, Sam Lundeen 11 ... 3-point shots: Raisanen 3, Aho 2, Janckila 2 ... Rebound leaders: Raisanen 8, Aho 5 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: none
LITCHFIELD - 22-55 FG (2-9 3-pt); 13-21 FT; 34 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Kent Johnson 6, Peter Zender 18, Jarit Euerle 8, Steve Hendrickson 2, Mike Bruesewitz 17, Calvin Pehle 3, Tyler Puckett 5 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1, Zender 1 ... Rebound leaders: Bruesewitz 11, Zender 7 ... Assist leaders: Johnson 4 ... Steal leaders: Zender 4 ... Blocks: Bruesewitz 4
Central Minnesota
EV-Watkins 60, BBE 57
Isaac Anderson had 15 points, Mike Rodgers 14 and Jared McCleary 10 for Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (2-11, 4-20, but Matt Theis and Adam Hesse both netted 20 points for Eden Valley-Watkins (9-4, 14-6).
EV-Watkins (9-4, 14-6) 30 30 -- 60
BBE (2-11, 4-20) 28 29 -- 57
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EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS - 21-46 FG (5-13 3-pt); 13-26 FT; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Nick Schoenecker 2, Kiel Tschumperlin 8, Adam Hesse 20, Kyle Crozon 3, Brandon Stenger 4, Matt Theis 20, David Stommes 3 ... 3-point shots: Hesse 5 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 21-46 FG (3-14 3-pt); 12-16 FT; 27 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Jordan Beier 2, Mike Rodgers 14, Jackson Illies 5, Chad Starr 2, Isaac Anderson 15, Josh Roelike 4, Jared McCleary 10, Shane Weller 5 ... 3-point shots: Rodgers 1, Illies 1, Weller 1 ... Rebound leaders: McCleary 8, Illies 6 ... Assist leaders: Beier 4, Alex Thompson 4 ... Steal leaders: McCleary 2
West Central North
NL-Spicer 77, Albany 63
The Wildcats (10-14, 17-6) went on a 17-0 run in the second half to seal the victory.
Jackson Wright led NLS with 18 points, on six 3-pointers. Skylar Wachter followed with 13 points and Jordan Radel added 12 for the Wildcats.
Albany (0-14, 0-22) 27 36 -- 63
NL-Spicer (10-4, 17-6) 37 40 -- 77
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ALBANY - 23-65 FG (6-9 3-pt); 7-14 FT; 21 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Drew Kierzek 3, Jake Klein 1, Derrick Roush 2, John Blenker 6, Joey Blackmere 3, Sam Conrad 5, Cole Schiffler 16, Joe Overman 2, Kurt Overman 10, Matt Evans 6, Reed Voit 5, Robbie Stiller 4 ... 3-point shots: Kierzek 1, Conrad 1, Schiffler 4 ... Rebound leaders: K. Overman 5, Stiller 4 ... Assist leaders: Schiffler 3 ... Steal leaders: Schiffler 3, Blackmere 3
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 27-64 FG (10-21 3-pt); 12-18 FT; 40 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Sam Steffl 2, Jackson Wright 18, Jordan Radel 12, Matt Dreier 3, Jason Bengston 2, Skylar Wachter 13, Jacob Reiter 5, Erik Tengwall 5, Chris Tengwall 11, Wade Powers 6 ... 3-point shots: Wright 6, Radel 2, Wachter 1, E. Tengwall 1 ... Rebound leaders: C. Tengwall 10, Wright 5, Dreier 5, Wachter 4 ... Assist leaders: Radel 5, Dreier 4, Wright 3 ... Steal leaders: Bengston 2, Reiter 2 ... Blocks: Powers 3
Non-Conference
CMCS 100, ECHO 30
Mike Schwitters had 24 points to lead a group of 11 players that scored for CMCS (3-20). Derrick Bulthuis followed with 16 and Andrew Bonnema 12.
ECHO Charter (2-15) 10 20 -- 30
CMCS (3-20) 51 49 -- 100
ECHO CHARTER - 12-49 FG (2-10 3-pt); 4-12 FT; 24 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Paul Dhoore 11, Alex Zimmer 8, Anthony Berends 3, Austin Ashburn 2, Doug Ashburn 2, Tom Glouth 2, Mario Salazar 2 ... 3-point shots: Dhoore 2 ... Rebound leaders: Zimmer 6 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: none
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CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN - 45-80 FG (6-16 3-pt); 4-10 FT; 45 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Mike Schwitters 24, Derrick Bulthuis 16, Andrew Bonnema 12, Nic Dykstra 9, Jacob Weiberdink 8, Logan Erickson 6, Jake Leenstra 6, Jordan Zondervan 6, Andy Groen 5, Jordan Daughterty 4, Nick Brouwer 4 ... 3-point shots: Schwitters 3, Leenstra 2, Dykstra 1 ... Rebound leaders: Schwitters 9, Brouwer 6, Wieberdink 6 ... Assist leaders: Bonnema 6, Leenstra 4 ... Steal leaders: Leenstra 3, Bulthuis 3, Daughterty 3, Brouwer 3
YME 76, KMS 67
Shawn Neu canned four 3-pointers on the way to netting a game-high 25 points for YME, which also got 16 points from Casey Luepke, 14 more from Dylan Hempel and another 10 from Taylor Tollefson. Kenton Johnson pulled down 11 rebounds to go along with nine points, seven assists and four blocks.
Brant Beckman and Sam Kavanagh had 12 points each and Taylor Freetly and Jake Armstrong 10 each for KMS.
KMS (15-9) 31 36 -- 67
YME (10-12) 41 35 -- 76
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - 25-57 FG (5-10 3-pt); 12-20 FT; 38 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Brant Beckman 12, Sam Kavanagh 12, Taylor Freetly 10, Jake Armstrong 10, Justin Johnson 8, Nate Schlagel 7, Cole Berget 4, Mark Skoglund 2, Joey Bauman 2 ... 3-point shots: Beckman 2, Armstrong 1, Schlagel 1 ... Rebound leaders: Kavanagh 8, Johnson 6, Beckman 5, Schlagel 5 ... Assist leader: Johnson 3 ... Steal leader: Beckman 2
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 26-59 FG (7-13 3-pt); 17-24 FT; 28 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Shawn Neu 25, Casey Luepke 16, Dylan Hempel 14, Taylor Tollefson 10, Kenton Johnson 9, Andrew Gunderson 2 ... 3-point shots: Neu 4, Hempel 2, Tollefson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Johnson 11, Luepke 7 ... Assist leaders: Johnson 7, Tollefson 7 ... Steal leaders: Hempel 3, Luepke 3, Tollefson 3 ... Blocks: Johnson 4
